Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, effective August 21, 2024.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder, as the Veteran's claim was properly assigned a March 8, 2024 effective date.

The Board granted service connection for diabetic retinopathy, chronic kidney disease, a heart disability, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, a colon disability, major depressive disorder, and diabetes mellitus, type 2. The claims for PTSD, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, type 2, and hypertension were denied.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied service connection for the cause of death, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his metastatic rectal carcinoma.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's depressive disorder with anxiety disorder and also granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability based on service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder and 10 percent for tinnitus from April 10, 2024 to the present.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for service-connected major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder effective August 31, 2023.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the proposal to reduce the rating for PTSD and major depression with psychotic features from 100 percent to 70 percent.

The Board granted an effective date of April 5, 2019, for the award of a 100 percent rating for major depressive disorder and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of each claim.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues listed, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder, which was directly related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has denied service connection for multiple conditions and denied higher initial ratings for several service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and substance use disorder, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an effective date of October 24, 2022, for obstructive sleep apnea. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for fibromyalgia, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis, and denied a 100 percent rating for persistent depressive disorder. The claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for anxiety and depression to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's mental health conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression, for further development of evidence.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, recurrent depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder but denied it for anxiety and did not grant a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to September 25, 2019.